Jansevaka app fails as unawareness prevails

Jansevaka app—which provides doorstep delivery of government documents, proves inefficient for senior citizens and differently-abled people, as they remain oblivious of any such service. By Rhythima Agrawal Narsimaiyya, a 70-year old gathered his documents and placed them carefully in a bag. He reached the Kengeri government office only to wait in a long queue for […]

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Toilet locator app leads to a wild goose chase

The toilet locator app introduced by the Ministry of Urban Development in partnership with Google renders useless. By Rhythima Agarwal Users lack awareness of the inefficient toilet locator app which makes it difficult for public toilet users to find toilets to relieve themselves in, while travelling long distances. Arkesh S, an auto driver said, “I use […]

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A blind eye towards visually –impaired

Public places have turned a blind eye to the needs of the visually -impaired customers. By Rhythima Agrawal 2020Public places do not have braille or voice instructions inside the lifts. This makes it difficult for the visually-impaired person because they have to depend on someone to assist them.   Nagavini N. , a student of Enable […]

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Non-functioning feedback devices at public toilets

Feedback devices in pay and use toilet are not functioning. Most users are unaware of such devices. Rhythima Agrawal The feedback devices installed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in pay and use toilets are not in a working condition because of which the users are not able to give feedback. Also, some users are […]

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Discrimination for specially-abled people in the built environment

Due to the absence of barrier-free movement and suitable signboards in government buildings, disabled people find it difficult to enter the place. Rhythima Agarwal Government buildings like banks, police stations and post-offices do not have ramps, Braille symbols and auditory signals for the disabled people at their entrance. This makes it difficult for them to […]

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E-commerce fails to woo customers

Sales through exhibitions overtake the sales done through e- commerce. Rhythima Agarwal Customers in Bangalore prefer shopping from exhibitions than buying products online.  Anu , who is a regular visitor at fashion and other exhibitions, said, ” I love travelling, so I prefer to shop physically; exploring various exhibitions and events. Buying online while sitting […]

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Construction sites lack toilets; leads to open defecation

In the absence of toilets at construction sites, workers have to defecate in open areas which violate the sanitation guidelines. Rhythima Agrawal  Construction sites do not have toilets for its employees, because of which they have to defecate in the open grounds. One of the contractors for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Soma Enterprise’s […]

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